'orioles' definitions:
Definition of 'orioles'
From: GCIDE
- Troupial \Troup"i*al\, n. [F. troupiale.] (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of bright-colored American birds belonging to Icterus and allied genera, especially {Icterus icterus}, a native of the West Indies and South America. Many of the species are called orioles in America. [Written also troopial.] [1913 Webster]